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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amidst dwindling state funding and the legislative withdrawal from public university research support, a heightened political process shapes the allocation of scarce tax dollars. This article explores how advocacy within the political process influences funding support for higher education from state legislatures.
Gregory M. Perry +2 more
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Dollars for Drops: Abatement Cost of Water for Irrigation in the Colorado River Basin
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Colorado River is a lifeline for more than 40 million people in the western United States. However, with climate change diminishing snowpacks in the Rocky Mountains and increasing demands from agriculture and urban areas, the river's flow has become insufficient to meet all the competing needs.
Shahin Bahrami +2 more
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Reliance on scientists and experts during an epidemic: Evidence from the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy
SSM: Population Health, 2021 Research suggests trust in experts and authorities are important correlates of compliance with public health measures during infectious disease outbreaks.
Pietro Battiston +2 more
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Essays on Demographic Economics
, 2017 This thesis consists of three chapters. In Chapter 1, I explore the effects of educational assortative matching on household income inequality. Income differences across households are larger the more similar are the earnings potentials of breadwinners within the household.
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AFRICA'S PROSPECTS FOR ENJOYING A DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND
Journal of Demographic Economics, 2016 : We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa remain high, they have started to decline.
D. Bloom, M. Kuhn, K. Prettner
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Indoor agriculture (IA) presents a pathway to producing leafy greens more sustainably by strictly controlling the growing environment, increasing the efficiency of water and land resources use, reducing pesticide application, and enhancing quality characteristics.
Joseph Seong +3 more
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Demographic change and housing markets (Conference report) [PDF]
, 2012 Professor Robert E Wright of the Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde organised a one-day workshop titled: "Demographic Change and Housing Markets", held in Glasgow on February 15, 2012.
Wright, Robert
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Packaging of fresh fruits and vegetables is standard in many grocery stores. This mixed methods study aims to identify the role packaging plays in consumer choice and what packaging material consumers prefer. We analyzed data from quantitative stated preference experiments with a quota sample of 485 consumers living in Germany.
Mira Lehberger +2 more
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SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AS A FACTOR OF STUDENT LOYALTY: A MARKETING APPROACH [PDF]
Zbornik Radova Ekonomskog Fakulteta u Istočnom SarajevuThis paper focuses on student loyalty in higher education. In higher education, loyalty primarily means building a stronger connection with students, shaping a positive perception, and spreading positive publicity about the institution. Loyalty in higher
Perica Macura , Nedeljka Elez
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The spatial diffusion of fertility decline in Egypt (1950–2006)
Genus, 2021 While the Egyptian fertility transition has been widely addressed in the literature, few researches have studied the spatial dimension of fertility.
Yoann Doignon +2 more
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